Summary proposal to encode characters for Vedic in the BMP of the UCS

This is a proposal to encode Vedic characters in the international character encoding standard Unicode. This set of characters was published in Unicode Standard version 5.2 in October 2009. The characters were used in Vedic texts, and may be used with Devanagari and other Indic scripts. The set includes characters indicating tone and nasalization, as well as other features

Developing automated text-image alignment to enhance access to heritage manuscript images

The proposed project aims to enhance access to primary cultural heritage materials of India by developing human-validated automated text-image alignment techniques in order to provide access to digital images via related machine-readable texts, lexical resources, linguistic software, and a sophisticated search interface. Digital images of manuscripts written in Sanskrit, one of the world's richest culture-bearing languages, will be integrated into a digital library of Sanskrit. This integration will allow generalized information extraction and search techniques to reach enormous reservoirs of Sanskrit manuscripts. Integrating primary cultural materials with the Sanskrit Library will thus enable broad use of Indic collections for research and education where Indic materials are grossly underrepresented. The result will be extendable to the collections of Sanskrit manuscripts housed in American libraries and throughout the world and to archives of scanned Sanskrit books

Sanskrit Lexical Sources: Digital Synthesis and Revision

The proposed project aims to synthesize, extend, revise, and improve the principal lexical reference works of Sanskrit, one of the world's richest culture-bearing languages, and to provide wide public access to them in the digital Sanskrit library

Liming Missouri soils (2000)

Reviewed February 2000

Best management practices for nitrogen fertilizer in Missouri

Integrated Pest ManagementPlant Protection ProgramsCollege of Agriculture, Food and Natural ResourcesPublished by MU Extension, University of Missouri-ColumbiaPeter Scharf, Plant Sciences Extension, University of Missouri-Columbia; John Lory, Plant Sciences Extension, University of Missouri-Columbiain collaboration with Judy Grundler, Missouri Department of Agriculture, Missouri Corn Growers Association, MO-AG/ Missouri Agriculture Industries Council, DOW AgroSciences, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency"Reviewed October 2018" -- websiteMissouri crop producers use a wide range of practices to supply nitrogen to their crops. The timing, rate and method of application, as well as the source of nitrogen and the use of additives, vary widely across the state and often between neighbors. Under certain weather conditions, nitrogen can be lost from the soil between application and crop uptake. This publication is intended to describe crop production practices that have the greatest potential for success in dealing with the complexities of managing nitrogen fertilizer. Successful nitrogen management delivers enough nitrogen to the crop to optimize yield and profitability while minimizing losses to water and air. With nitrogen, economic success and environmental success overlap almost completely. Everyone wants the nitrogen to end up in the crop. Thus, the best management practices (BMPs) presented here are identified as sound practices from economic, production and environmental viewpoints.Funding for development and the initial print run of this publication was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Missouri Department of Agriculture

Best management practices for nitrogen fertilizer in Missouri (2006)

"New 8/06/9.5M.""This publication is part of a series of IPM Manuals prepared by the Plant Protection Programs of the University of Missouri. Topics covered in the series include an introduction to scouting, weed identification and management, plant diseases, and insects of field and horticultural crops.""Integrated pest management.

Interpreting Missouri soil test reports (1998)

The Missouri Soil Test Report is an important tool for making management decisions for crop and forage production. This guide will help you understand the soil test report and make the results more useful for your farming operationNew 8/91, Reprinted 11/98

Crop nutrient deficiencies & toxicities

Integrated Pest ManagementPlant Protection ProgramsCollege of Agriculture, Food and Natural ResourcesPublished by MU Extension, University of Missouri-ColumbiaGene Stevens, Department of Agronomy, University of Missouri-Delta Center; Peter Motavalli, Soil Science Program, University of Missouri-Columbia; Peter Scharf, Department of Agronomy, University of Missouri-Columbia; Manjula Nathan, Department of Agronomy, University of Missouri-Columbia; David Dunn, Soil Test Laboratory, University of Missouri-Delta CenterUnless otherwise credited in the captions, the photographs were provided by the authors. Many of the symptom descriptions were taken from MU publication G9132, Signs of Crop Hunger, by Marshall Christy."Reviewed November 2018" -- websiteSoil fertility is one of several factors, including light, moisture, weeds, insects, and diseases, that affect crop yield (Figure 1). An important part of crop farming is being able to identify and prevent plant nutrient deficiencies and toxicities. This publication provides background information on the nature and development of crop nutrient disorders under the growing conditions commonly encountered in Missouri. It is a guide to identifying crop nutrient problems through observable symptoms on crop plants. Information is provided on effects of climatic conditions on plant nutrient availability, and the results of soil and plant tissue testing

Angular behavior of the absorption limit in thin film silicon solar cells

We investigate the angular behavior of the upper bound of absorption provided by the guided modes in thin film solar cells. We show that the 4n^2 limit can be potentially exceeded in a wide angular and wavelength range using two-dimensional periodic thin film structures. Two models are used to estimate the absorption enhancement; in the first one, we apply the periodicity condition along the thickness of the thin film structure but in the second one, we consider imperfect confinement of the wave to the device. To extract the guided modes, we use an automatized procedure which is established in this work. Through examples, we show that from the optical point of view, thin film structures have a high potential to be improved by changing their shape. Also, we discuss the nature of different optical resonances which can be potentially used to enhance light trapping in the solar cell. We investigate the two different polarization directions for one-dimensional gratings and we show that the transverse magnetic polarization can provide higher values of absorption enhancement. We also propose a way to reduce the angular dependence of the solar cell efficiency by the appropriate choice of periodic pattern. Finally, to get more practical values for the absorption enhancement, we consider the effect of parasitic loss which can significantly reduce the enhancement factor